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Sessions, who was accompanied by his private attorney Charles Cooper, was questioned for several hours, said Justice spokesman Ian Prior, who declined to elaborate on the nature of the questioning. He was also in charge of the campaign's foreign policy advisers, including George Papadopoulos who has many Russian contacts and tried to set up a meeting between Mr Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Read More »

McConnell, speaking on the Senate floor Monday morning, promised to have a "fair" debate on an immigration bill with an open amendment process as long as Democrats voted to re-open the government by helping Republicans pass a continuing resolution (CR). Read More »

Anthony List, led the Trump campaign's Pro-Life Coalition. As Margaret Talbot wrote in The New Yorker previous year, many of these laws, such as those that call for mandatory counselling sessions, in which patients are told about the mental-health consequences of having an abortion, have been framed as efforts to protect women from harm. Read More »

On January 20, Banerjee had said on Twitter that she had written to the Prime Minister's Office, asking for the birthdays of Subhash Chandra Bose and Swami Vivekananda to be declared national holidays. The Prime Minister, who is in Davos to attend the World Economic Forum, tweeted a video dedication for the freedom fighter along with a message. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik also remembered Netaji's "undying love for the motherland & courage and sacrifice for country's freedom ... Read More »

At the opening of his trial at Woolwich Crown Court, Jonathan Rees QC, prosecuting said: "The evidence establishes that the defendant was trying to kill as numerous group as possible". In March, another Islamic State-inspired attacker killed five people by driving a auto into passers-by on London's Westminster Bridge and then stabbing to death a police officer in the grounds of parliament. Read More »

Officials confirmed in a news conference that the suspect was a student, and he left the school building immediately after firing shots in the cafeteria. Joffre said that about 45 to 55 students are typically in the high school's cafeteria in the morning for breakfast. He also says he doesn't yet know the context of the relationship between the boy and girl victim or what charges the suspect might face. Read More »

Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas said he thought Schumer of NY agreed to push back the vote to give his caucus "a chance to chew" on a GOP proposal to break the impasse. White House press secretary Sarah Sanders portrayed the deal agreed to as one proposed by Trump from the start - "to responsibly fund the government and debate immigration as a separate issue". Read More »

Ryan, the vice president for policy and litigation at Common Cause who filed the complaints, explained. Cohen dismissed the double complaint in an. And, according to the reports , it sounds like some of those journalists had a pretty wild time at the Greenville, South Carolina, establishment. Read More »

Quoting sources from the Elysee Palace, the newspaper said Facebook will invest 10 million euros ($12 million) in its French artificial intelligence center by 2022. In an interview with the BBC , French President Emmanuel Macron said that "you always take a risk when you have such a [Brexit-like] referendum, just "yes" or "no" in a very complicated aspect". Read More »

Ronny Jackson had issued a blanket declaration that Trump was in " excellent health" after last Friday's exam, and promised to provide a fuller readout on Tuesday. He also comments that Trump passed his cognitive test "with flying colors, nearly no hints". Bryant's Sanders jumped in after Bennett's Jackson ended explaining the results by saying, "The President has passed every exam we gave him" including "the physical exam, mental exam, the Tide Pod challenge". Read More »

Turkish ground troops entered Syria to push an offensive against Kurdish militia as rocket fire hit a border town in apparent retaliation. The UN Security Council held a closed-door emergency meeting here on Monday on the situation in Syria, which is "at a crossroads", as described by a French envoy to the UN. Read More »

That's nothing to sneeze at, she said, given Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House - and that President Trump was elected on a hardline platform of curbing immigration. Delaying any action until March, he encouraged Congress to pass legislation to provide the same type of protections that DACA affords young immigrants brought to the USA illegally as children. Read More »

Technically, he is the 19th head coach hired in franchise history, when you count the Houston Oilers. He was successful linebacker for the New England Patriots from 2001-2008. Now, they've officially got a new head coach in a rather inexperienced Mike Vrabel . The original. The longest tenured. Among the stops he coached at includes multiple teams led by current UCLA head coach Chip Kelly . Read More »

He said that suspects who had been arrested earlier were released when the DNA reports cleared them. After the interrogation, Imran fled Kasur and had been reportedly residing in places like Phoolnagr and Pakpattan city. Khan even said that the suspect used to disguise himself. Zainab's brother, Abu Bakar said that the suspect should given an exemplary sentence so that others like him get a message. Read More »

Senate Democrats had hinged their support for any spending bill on DACA's renewal. A group of mostly Democrats and a few Republicans voted against the legislation, which didn't include an immigration measure. -Short-term funding for the government through February 8. Trump quickly moved to undercut Democrats, saying he would only accept a comprehensive immigration reform - one that notably addresses his demands for a border wall with Mexico as well as the fate of the "Dreamers". Read More »

The site lies in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, the sector the Palestinians want as capital of their future state, and many Israelis are likely to interpret it as Pence further backing their claim over the entire city. During his visit in Jerusalem, Pence offered an explanation for the Jerusalem decision: By recognizing the "obvious" fact that Jerusalem is Israel's capital, he said, it creates an opportunity to "move on" to other issues that must be negotiated in peace talks. Read More »

He was charged Friday in US District Court with transmitting interstate communications with the intent to extort and threat to injure. He was discharged on $10,000 bond. Federal Bureau of Investigation officials said Greisemer used the same number to call the CNN headquarters, according to the affidavit. WGCL-TV reports that one of the things Griesemer told a CNN operator was that he was "coming to gun you all down ". Read More »

The natural disaster is considered very powerful, with the ability to shake off buildings if it falls somewhere in the sensitive areas. People also shared pictures of the quake, where buildings are seen shaking and people are trying to run out of the gates and in the open roads, shouting for others to follow them. Read More »

People are being alerted to the danger by text messages and those in affected areas have been urged to seek high ground. The Pacific Tsunami warning centre also announced a warning. The quake comes just hours after a 6.1-magnitude natural disaster struck off the coast of Java, Indonesia, sending people in the capital running into the streets. Read More »

White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that if "all things go as expected" with reopening the government, the delegation will travel Tuesday and the president will go later in the week. Watch the live stream below, via the White House. "We can not protect American citizens, we can not protect this country, if we don't secure our border". Read More »

The US and the United Kingdom need to "pay attention" to their "treasured" relationship, the US secretary of state said as he visited London. Downing Street has insisted that May's invitation to the president to visit Britain still stands and he would be welcome. Read More »

Asked if he had any indication that Trump's trip was in flux, Schwab said: "No, we haven't". The founder of the World Economic Forum says he hopes President Donald Trump's planned visit to Davos this week will "provide him even better with a global perspective", and says critics of the USA leader should hear him out. Read More »

He was first sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for attempted murder in 2008, and was handed a life sentence in 2015 over six counts of murder. Those particular charges were laid while he was serving time in prison for an earlier attempted murder. Read More »

The Meteorological Agency says it was alerted to smoke rising from Mount Kusatsu-Shirane in Gunma Prefecture on Tuesday morning. According to JMA, it is too early to know for sure if the eruption triggered the avalanche. A military helicopter airlifted the first group of eight skiers to safer ground, according to footage shown by NHK public television. He said rescuers are considering using snowmobiles to bring down the stranded skiers, but it may take time to figure out how safely they ... Read More »

Addressing the executive meet, Uddhav Thackeray lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for going soft on Pakistan despite the rhetoric. The resolution moved by Sena MP Sanjay Raut was passed unanimously. "People of armed forces are the ones with real 56-inch chest, how can you insult them?" he added. "I take this vow today", Thackeray said, a statement that hardly separates his party from the BJP, whose main plank has also been Hindu nationalism. Read More »

The privatization process could take 18 months. The airline added that the Southwest Airline Cargo Team also worked with Lucky Dog to ship more than 10,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies, including dog food and necessities to take care of the animals until they were able to be rescued. Read More »

Three days into a government shutdown , the Senate voted to clear the path for funding United States institutions through February 8. As for the White House's position on any forthcoming immigration bill, the current bipartisan one in the Senate is not something that President Donald Trump would back. Read More »

Audio of the 911 call placed by Sen. He told one operator that it was "not a life-or-death thing", but he wanted an officer to come by his residence. Boucher has been charged with assaulting a member of Congress as part of a federal plea agreement that surfaced last Friday. Boucher's attorney, Matt Baker, says he'll recommend that Boucher serve no time in prison. Read More »

Top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell on Saturday set a key vote for a funding measure for 1 a.m. on Monday, with both Houses of Congress set to reconvene on Sunday. Democrats want Congress to address the issue of the Dreamers, more than 700,000 immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. The fourth temporary funding bill since October easily passed the Senate and the House of Representatives. Read More »

Men don't talk enough. He said after receiving his award that he sees progress in gender equality in Hollywood. Macy said he finds himself "playing devil's advocate a bit" during discussions about the changing times, Vanity Fair reported . Read More »

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (left) and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) at Netanyahu's office in Jerusalem on January 22. The Palestinian Authority, which wants the eastern part of Jerusalem as capital of its own future state, has cut off contact with US officials since Trump's December 6 declaration, boycotting Pence on this trip. Read More »

Matt McQuaid gave Michigan State eleven points on 4-6 from the field while Jaren Jackson Jr. and Cassius Winston chipped in with ten points apiece. Treadwell was Michigan State's offensive coordinator from 2007-10, and he took over the team when coach Mark Dantonio missed time early in the 2010 season following a heart attack. Read More »

The bench further said that the National Investigation Agency ( NIA ) also can not look into her marital status as she's an adult. Supreme Court said that the marital status of Hadiya can not be questioned and said NIA probe will have no bearing on the legitimacy of Hadiya's choice. Read More »

In the Council Bluffs-Omaha area, freezing drizzle will be possible early Sunday before turning to rain and then snow Monday morning as a colder air mass arrives. Invitations to open house nights at this observatory, LTO, and EPMO will be posted with future discussions when they are scheduled.Forecasting severe weather and snow amounts via text lead to this column. Read More »

Legislation to renew federal funding to the government cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate and was expected soon to pass votes in the Senate and House of Representatives, allowing government to reopen through Feb 8. "The very first step is ending the government shutdown ", he said. More than 850,000, "non-essential" federal workers had to stay home during the last shutdown in 2013. Read More »